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HTPC help

BigCon · 2012-09-06 12:27:10

Hi, looking to turn my 3½ year old PC into a HTPC and need advice on what I need to add to it. It'll be used mostly for watching streaming sites like liveonlinefooty etc as well as looking at my ripped movies. I'd like to have a remote and I suppose I'll need to add a graphics card with a HDMI port. Any other suggestions?…

06-09-2012 12:27pm

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BigCon

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Hi, looking to turn my 3½ year old PC into a HTPC and need advice on what I need to add to it.
It'll be used mostly for watching streaming sites like liveonlinefooty etc as well as looking at my ripped movies.
I'd like to have a remote and I suppose I'll need to add a graphics card with a HDMI port.
Any other suggestions?

Specs:

CORE-2-QUAD 4x2,4Ghz Q6600/ATI RADEON HD2600
512MB/500GB/4GB
Model: ANL-82581

CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 4x2.4GHz INTEL
Model: Kentsfield FSB 1066 | 8Mo cache | GO Rev.

VGA: ATI RADEON 2600PRO 512MB PCi-E 16x Card
Mainboard: ASUS P5KPL-CM, G31 (dual PC2-6400U
DDR2)
Memory: 4,00 GB DDR2 PC800 Kingston
HDD: 500GB MAXTOR 7200rpm SATA-II 32MB Cache
DVD Writer: Drive DVD±RW LG-GH22 LS15 (LG 22x
DVD Writer Dual Layer)
Cardreader: 52 in 1 Cardreader
USB Ports: 3x Front USB / 4x Backside
Case: A-Dis Ankermann Case ATX 905 Black Line
Power: 600Watt Power Supply
FireWire: no

Audio Chipset: Integrated 8 Channel (7.1 Channel
Surround)

Ethernet: Integrated 10/100/1000 Network LAN Adapter

Cooler: CoolerMaster CPU cooler Xilence 22dbA Frozen
Fighter

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#2 06-09-2012 12:38pm

PogMoThoin

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Sell it and build something lower in power and quieter. Your requirements in a HTPC aren't that high to require such high specs. Quads are power hungry and require big fans to keep them cool.

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#3 07-09-2012 6:09am

BigCon

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Don't want the hassle of selling it.
Can I buy large quiet fans (or make the existing fans quieter)?
I'd prefer to modify this system rather than selling it and buying a new one...

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#4 07-09-2012 8:56am

PogMoThoin

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I think you're mad. The idea of a HTPC is that it's low power and silent (no moving parts), you could build something that draws ~30W with the money you save in a few months on electricity. Check out this thread. You'd sell that pc easily enough on Adverts.ie

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